enough power

hey I just had a general question for everyone. I just got a x800 xt. I have a shuttle PC with a 200 watt power supply. Now for those of you that know shuttle PCs, you don't need as much power as you would with a normal case. However I was wondering if my 200 watt will be able to pump out enough power for my new x800.

In theorie yes, since it has the minimal amount of peripherals, unless the card has an external power connector like the Nvidia 6800. The power is not the issue with a shuttle box, the problem is heat. I would not install anything more powerful then a 9600xt.

the x800 do require that you connect it to the power supply so that is why I was asking. Heat is not a problem because shuttles are so small that the fans cover a greater amount of space. I have never had any computer that is as cool as the inside of my shuttle PC. The main reason being that it is slighty water cooled. Now that you know that the x800 do require extra power....do you think that my ps will be able to run it at an ok speed?

list everything in your system.

AMD Barton 2800 +
1 Gig of PC2100 Ram
x800 xt
80 Gig Maxtor HD
200 watt PS

Anything else?

no cdroms or anything?

well yeah but does that actually matter?

- cd-rw 52x read
- i forgot I have a second 80 gig HD also

CD ROMs and HardDrives use power :x

i would say... NO, 200W is not enough, especially since 200W on the label means it's 200W MAX.

http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/